Box Width: | auto |
Valence–Moirans railway | |
System: | SNCF |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) |
Start: | Valence-Ville station |
End: | Moirans |
Open: | 1864 |
Owner: | RFF |
Operator: | SNCF |
Linelength: | 78km (48miles) |
Tracks: | Single track |
Electrification: | Overhead catenary 25kV 50Hz |
Speed Km/H: | 140 |
Map State: | collapsed |
The railway from Valence to Moirans is a 78 km long railway line in southeastern France. It was built by the PLM and opened on 9 May 1864 to link Valence and Grenoble. The line is electrified, and is double-track over two-thirds of its length.[1]
In 2011, Réseau Ferré de France announced an €80m contract award to electrify the line from Valence on Paris-Marseille line to Moirans on the Lyon-Grenoble line. The electrified connection to the LGV Méditerranée allows occasional high-speed services from points south to Grenoble and north. Construction started in December 2012 and was complete by December 2013.[2]